Alexander I
1777 CE–1825 CE · St. Petersburg
Alexander I (1777–1825) was Emperor of Russia from 1801, coming to the throne after the assassination of his father Paul I. He led Russia through the Napoleonic Wars, and when Napoleon invaded in 1812 the failure of that campaign and the subsequent Russian advance were decisive in Napoleon's downfall. At the Congress of Vienna in 1814–1815 Russia emerged as a leading European power, and Alexander promoted the Holy Alliance of conservative monarchs. He died at Taganrog in 1825, and the uncertainty over the succession helped trigger the Decembrist revolt.
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- Agustín de Iturbide· 1783 CE–1824 CE
- Dingane· –1840 CE
- Charles X· 1757 CE–1836 CE
- Tenskwatawa (the Prophet)· 1775 CE–1836 CE
- George IV· 1762 CE–1830 CE
- Andrew Jackson· 1767 CE–1845 CE
- Sequoyah· 1770 CE–1843 CE
- Simón Bolívar· 1783 CE–1830 CE
- Napoleon Bonaparte· 1769 CE–1821 CE
- William Henry Harrison· 1773 CE–1841 CE
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